you hear it all the time - I saw a few mic stands at the show
the band has mic stands around the venue for various reasons and they are usually clamped to a rail and they also always have one in front of the soundboard that will look exactly like a taper stand because it's 15+ feet in the air with a pair of mics on top
I had a few minutes before n1 at Deer Creek to take a few photos of both the band's mic stands and of course our taper mic stand
band mic stands:
http://imgur.com/a/UYSBI
taper mic stand
http://imgur.com/a/tD8wi